Word of the Day: aggrandize

Posted by burdujan pe 08/05/2009

• \uh-GRAN-dyze\ • verb

1 : to increase or enlarge
2 : to praise highly
3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of
[Ro] a largi, a face mai puternic, a îmbogăţi, a promova, a preamări, a face mai autoritar, a întări autoritatea, a slăvi, a proslăvi, a mări, a ridica în grad, a extinde, a avansa

Aggrandizehas enhanced the English vocabulary since the early 17th century. English speakers adapted agrandiss-, the stem of the French verb agrandir, to form aggrandize, and later used the French form agrandissement as the basis of the noun aggrandizement.

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